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• Audio
• Talking Economics Podcast
• Andreas Ortmann
• behavioral economics
• public policy

• Lenka Miklánkova, Katarína Stehlíková
• CERGE-EI, Shutterstock

In the newest episode of Talking Economics, we talk about behavioral economics with special guest, Andreas Ortmann, a professor at the University of New South Wales Business School in Sydney and a former professor and researcher at CERGE-EI.

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• Talking Economics Podcast
• monetary policy
• finances
• digital currency

• Katarína Stehlíková, Lenka Miklánková
• CERGE-EI, Shutterstock

In the ever-evolving world of financial services, Central Bank Digital Currencies emerged as a potential game-changer. While cryptocurrencies have gained popularity over the years, Central Bank Digital Currencies potentially combine the benefits of digital currencies with the stability and control of central banks.

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• languages
• Summer School of Slavonic Studies
• Czech Studies
• applications
• pronunciation

• Vladimír Šigut

It’s no secret that learning Czech can be tricky when it comes to grammar or pronunciation. Some would say especially the pronunciation of words sprinkled with Czech diacritics is tough. Recently the Faculty of Arts rolled out a game-changer: a state-of-the-art pronunciation app which is making it easier and more fun to learn the language.

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• festival
• Videos
• Karlovy Vary
• film studies
• Karel Och

• Helena Zdráhalová
• Hynek Glos

“Any discussion about a good film inevitably ends up being a discussion about life,” says Karel Och, the artistic director of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. A graduate of film studies at Charles University, Och has been a part of KVIFF for years. 

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• alumni
• Covid19
• Czexpats in Science
• Diana Biotechnologies
• pandemic

• Vladimír Šigut

“Corporate research still has a hard time in the Czech Republic, there is a lack of targeted support,” says Martin Dienstbier, who graduated from the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics and co-founded the successful company DIANA Biotechnologies.

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• innovation
• Israel
• inspiration
• energy
• startups

• Pavla Hubalková personal archive

How did a country that exported oranges in the 1950s become a world leader in innovation, and can that success be replicated? This is what the participants of the 3rd Women's Mission to Israel, including Pavla Hubálková from Forum, found out.

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• Audio
• economics
• Covid19
• Talking Economics Podcast
• Ukraine

• Lenka Miklánková, Katarína Stehlíková
• CERGE-EI, Shutterstock

In the most recent episode of Talking Economics, we discuss the CEE region’s economic performance with Katarzyna Rzentarzewska, our alumna and Chief CEE Macro Analyst at Erste Group, Vienna.

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• 4EU+ Alliance
• cooperation
• networking
• EU
• microcredentials

• Jan Velinger
• Vladimír Šigut

This Tuesday, Charles University welcomed a delegation from the University of Passau in neighbouring Germany, in a shared effort to deepen existing ties and establish plans for future cooperation.

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• research
• popularisation
• science communication
• university life
• Václav Smil

• Marcela Uhlíková
• Michal Novotný

Václav Smil is a world-famous author, science communicator and graduate of the Faculty of Science of Charles University. This week he made a special appearance at his alma mater and the Czech Geographical Society. Attendees gathered at a crowded auditorium.

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• CU sports
• CU staff
• competition
• health
• Rector's Sports Day

• Jiří Novák
• Vladimír Šigut

The traditional Rector's Sports Day at Charles University offered a prime opportunity for competing students to measure sport skills and get to know each other across faculties. Teachers also were also able to take part at facilities in Prague, Hradec Králové and Plzeň.

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• history
• Carolinum
• culture
• Charles University
• art

• Jiří Novák
• CU archive

It's one of the signature features of the Great Hall at the Carolinum: a 5 x 8 metre tapestry adoring the front wall of the aula. On it? An image of Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV with St. Wenceslas and symbols of the university’s faculties. 

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• Charles Games
• climate change
• game development
• environment
• ecology

• Jitka Jiřičková
• Charles Games archive

Charles Games has launched Beecarbonize, a new educational game about the climate crisis. “Through the game you explore the new technologies, protect nature and modernise industry to reduce carbon emissions,” says developer Ondřej Trhoň.

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• Audio
• solidarity
• economics
• mental health
• health care

• Katarína Stehlíková
• CERGE-EI, Shutterstock

The challenges of recent years bring mental health issues to the forefront of all science fields, including economics. In the most recent episode of Talking Economics guest Dr. Liyou Borga discusses long-term mental health trends.

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• war
• Ukraine
• invasion
• Justice

• Helena Zdráhalová
• Hynek Glos, Veronika Bílková

Thousands of dead and wounded, millions of people in exile, destroyed infrastructure. The war Russia unleashed has affected Ukraine immeasurably; it will take generations to recover, says Veronika Bílková of the Faculty of Law.

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• Audio
• research
• Talking Economics Podcast
• survival
• Štěpán Jurajda

• Katarína Stehlíková
• CERGE-EI, SHutterstock

Do humans cooperate with one another when facing extremely low survival chances? Do pre-existing social ties increase one's chances of survival in life-and-death situations? Štěpán Jurajda discusses recent findings in Talking Economics.